Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:51 -0400 (EDT) | From | Len Brown <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ACPI: create "processor.bm_check_disable" boot param |
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On Tue, 27 Jul 2010, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > This needs to be also documented in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > > > > I thought about that and decided against it. > > While we do document some driver specific modparams > > in kernel-parameters.txt, I do not expect this one to > > be used that often -- mostly for diagnosis of BIOS bugs. > > I know of two machines that need it, > > and both of those machines have a BIOS update > > or a BIOS update in progress that make it unnecessary. > > I think even obscure parameters should be documented.
Where?
kernel-parameters.txt seems to be mostly about core kernel parameters. While there are some key driver parameters in there, they appear to be the exception.
-Len
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